Iranian President Arrives in Moscow for Treaty Signing With Putin, TASS Says
MOSCOW, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the signing of a strategic partnership treaty between the two countries, Russia's TASS state...
US Says Gaza Ceasefire to Start as Planned Despite ‘Loose End’
By Andrew Mills, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators to tie up a "loose end" at the last minute, U.S....
Iran-Backed Houthi Attacks on Merchant Ships in the Red Sea
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said the Iran-aligned group will monitor the implementation of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and will continue its attacks on ships in the Red...
Iraq Wants Iran-Backed Factions to Lay Down Weapons, Foreign Minister Says
By Timour Azhari
LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or...
Israel, Hamas Reach Ceasefire Deal to End 15 Months of War in Gaza
By Andrew Mills, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday and include a release of hostages held...
Trump CIA Pick Ratcliffe Faces Senate Questions on Politicized Intelligence
By Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick for CIA director, John Ratcliffe, on Wednesday vowed not to fire or force out employees for their political views or their opinions about the incoming U.S. leader, who frequently...
Airlines Including Lufthansa Cautiously Plan to Resume Some Middle East Flights
BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa Group LHAG.DE is set to resume flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel from Feb. 1 and Wizz Air restarted its London to Tel Aviv route on Thursday, the companies...
Israel, Hamas Reach Deal Meant to End Gaza War, Free Hostages and Prisoners, Official...
By Andrew Mills, Nidal al-Mughrabi, Clauda Tanios and Nayera Abdallah
DOHA/DUBAI/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, an official briefed...
German-Iranian Hostage Taghavi Released in Iran; France Says Its Hostage Has Been Tortured
By Natasha Phillips
Nahid Taghavi, a 70-year-old German-Iranian women’s rights campaigner who was arrested in Tehran in October 2020 while on a visit to the country, was released from prison in Iran and returned to...
EXCLUSIVE: Why Islamic Republic Allowed Prompt Release of Italian Reporter
By Ahmad Rafat
In less than a week, two hostages were freed from prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran and returned to their respective countries: Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, and Nahid Taghavi, a...
